Resilient tire and wheels.



W. D. SEAL.

RESILIEN'I TIRE AND WHEEL.

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WILLIAM D. SEAL, OF PIEDMiONT, MISSDURI.

nEsILIENT TIRE AND' WHEELS'.V

To @ZZ `whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WiLLIAM D. SEAL, a citizen `of the United States,residing at ,xid'lnont, n .the county of Wayne and State li'of` Missoiirhave invented certain new and.

a casing consisting of two sections substantially semicircularY in crosssection and, adapted to be positioned upon a wheel'rim,

. 2O a tread .rim detachably mounted "circumferentially of the casingand serving to hold the outer edges of the casing sections together,4and a solid tire mounted upon the tread rim. Another object .of theinvention is the 25 provision of casing sections of the above statedcharacter, each of which has a lural! ity of`res'ilient reinforcingstays em edded therein and formed at 'their opposite ends with 4'hooksdesigned to project outwardly 3Q, and into the inner and outercircumferential beads of each section, whereby when the secl tions arepositioned upon the wheel rim and engaged with the tread rim, they lwillbe more firmly and securely held in position 8,5

sections has beeninflated to-the desired pres- With these and otherobjects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, theinvention comprises the -various novel features of construction,combination and a1'- rangement of parts as will be more fully describedhereinafter and setV forth with par.- ticularity in the appended claim.45 Referring to the drawings,

Figure-i1 is a verticaltransverse' sectional view of my improved,pneumatic tire, and Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevation thereof. o 1

Figxf is a. sectional elevation'of one of the reinforcing stays'showingthe covering therefor Y f Similar characters of'reference areused t0 'denote like par-ts throughout thc-accompany- 55 .ing drafollowing specifica- Specication of Letters Patent? ga ed iif'ithV theinwardly andcircumferem.

sections from the tread rim and the wheel when the inner tube positionedbetween the a detachable ring andA rim therefor, ywhereby 4the solidtire T4 may-be w slid laterally into position upon 'the tread PatentedMa)r B, 15917.

Application filed November 1B, 1916. Serial No. 131,' 1-32. i

- Referring more particularlyto the drawings, myvimproved 4pneumatictire is shown to consist ofa casing C that embodies sections land 2which are substau-tially'semi 60 circular in cross section. Each ofthese casi ing sections 1 and 2 respectively isw provided with Kinnerand outer circumferentially extending-beads 3 and 4 respectively, theinnerbeads 3 being designed to enga e beneath the "6p outwardly andVcircumferentisly extending.- flanges 5 of the wheel rin 6, which latteris detachably mounted uponv the wheel fellyl 7 through the medium of,suitable fasteningf 1u gs 8 thatvare secu rely attached to the fell 70by bolts 9 jpassingtherethrough. i

Whilelv have shown the sections 1 and 2V inounted'upon a clencher rim, Idesire to have it under'stood that m improved tire may be used upon anquie detachable nrim 'l5 'or any other standar make of rim.'

The outercircumferentialbeads 4 of each of the sections 1 and 2 aredesigned to be entia ly extending flanges 1.0 of a. tread rim 11 Umounted circumferentially of the casing sections, Positionedwithin lorbetweenthe'casing elections 1 and 12 is the usual .form of in- 5 nertube 12, and when it has been inflated to.

the desired number of pounds of ressure, 95o the flanges 10 willsecurely and e ectively hold the outer circumferential edges of the vcasing sections together, and prevent any ac* cidental spreading ordisengagement of the o V lhave it understood that if desirable, one'ofthese flanges 13 may be dipensed'wth and 105 ange stlbstitutcd rim',after which-the detacha )le flange and ring' may be secured'in positionupon the 11 side edge of the'tread rimto effectively and securelyl holdthe 'tirein position.

'In order to increase the practieabilit and the durableness 'of my'improvedtire, embed within each of the easing sections 1 and 2 aplurality of spaced radially extending resilient reinforcing-"stays 15,thev opposite ends ofwhich are formed Withlater'ally extending hooks 16that project into each of the inner and outer circumferential beads 3and 4. As clearly shown in Fig 1 of the drawings, these hooks aredesigned toene gage the flanges 5 and 10 of the Wheel {iange 1nd thetread rim so 4as' to securelyhold and retain the casing sections 1 andposition upon'the wheel .rim against the possibility of the tire beingdetached therefrom during the course of' travel over the ground 4 I v,and yI'Jartic'ularly 'when traveling around ,a

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.It is to -be fnrther-understood that each of these .reinforcingstays,15.,sto .be ycovered with-a, suitable covering Q firubber orfabric soas to prevent the 'stays'from injuringthe casing sections, ascleavly-aown in' 3. :l

Y entially extending Han the outer beads of said casing sections, a

solid tire mounted u on the tread rim, a plu'- radl heel rirri, of

pair of casing sections substantially semicircular in cross section,each of said sections being formed 4with inner and' outercircumferentially extendin beads', the inner beads adapted to enga e t e'wheel rim flanges, a treadV rim forme adapted to engage ralit of spacedally entendi resilient rein orcing stays mounted in eac sections,and'hooks formed 4at the opposite ends -of each sta l which projectlaterally into said inner an outer beads, saidhojoks enaging'behind thewheel rim and tread rim angesto positively prevent accidental 4dis-lengagement' ofv the easing sections from said- In testimony whereofIA-ha-ve signed my name to. ,this specification in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

^ WILLIAM'D. SEAL.A

Witnesses: ELI STITH,

I E. 4(Birmanie with inner and circumfer-v ofK said-

